Hopper and Joyce, along with Jonathan and Nancy, try to contact the kids before Brenner's men get ahold of them. At the same time, Hopper realizes that Eleven is with Will's friends after hearing the complaint from Troy's mom about a child with superpowers breaking her son's arm. There, Jonathan and Nancy discuss their experience with the Demogorgon and their initial plan to kill it on their own. Meanwhile, Hopper and Joyce learn that Jonathan and Nancy have been detained at the police station after his arrest for fighting with Steve. Just as things are starting to get clearer, viewers get blindsided, as the episode ends with Will's supposed dead body getting pulled out of the quarry. Through this, Will is able to warn his mother about an incoming Demogorgon attack. This episode also includes one of the most iconic and haunting scenes of the whole series, which involves Joyce cleverly painting the alphabet on the wall so each letter has a corresponding light bulb. Martin Brenner's previous involvement with children-centered experiments.Īs for Mike, Lucas, and Dustin, they begin preparations for their mission to go save Will from the Demogorgon with the help of Eleven, the only one who can locate him. Soon, he learns more about the facility, including Dr. Meanwhile, Hopper suspects that Hawkins Lab is hiding something after realizing that they lied about the CCTV footage. This leads Joyce to string up a bunch of Christmas lights inside her house in hopes of having a better chance of connecting with him. Meanwhile, Joyce is convinced that Will is somehow trying to communicate with her through light bulbs. Apart from its stellar casting, audiences and critics alike continue to praise the show's engaging storytelling, good-natured humor, thrilling sequences, and distinct visuals.

Characters of all ages go through interesting and significant developments each season.

Great performances from actors viewers might remember fondly from '80s movies, like Sean Astin ('The Goonies') and Cary Elwes ('The Princess Bride'), add interest to the series.

They are joined by an equally charismatic older cast, including David Harbour, Winona Ryder, Natalia Dyer, and Joe Keery. Before landing an official series order at Netflix, the writing duo's 20-page pitch book for the show was rejected more than a dozen times by cable networks, who didn't believe that their story should be led by children (via Rolling Stone) - a notion that has been disproven by the show's critical reception and the excellent performances of stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, and Sadie Sink.

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